Online Safety 3.0 - Presentation for Parents and Teachers

Online Safety 3.0
Larry Magid, Ed.D
Co-director
ConnectSafely.org
Founder
SafeKids.com
Education Committee Chair:Obama Admin’s Online Safety Technology Working Group

Other Generations
Have Worried about Youth

Kids! I don't know what's wrong with these kids today!
Kids! Who can understand anything they say?
Kids! They a disobedient, disrespectful oafs!Noisy, crazy, dirty, lazy, loafers!
While we're on the subject:
Kids! You can talk and talk till your face is blue!
Kids! But they still just do what they want to do!
Why can't they be like we were,Perfect in every way?
What's the matter with kids today?
Kids from Bye Bye Birdie, 1963. Lyrics by Lee Adams

Evolution of Online Safety
Children as victims:
1.0 (most of the 90’s) Pornography & predators: Protecting children from bad adults. Children as consumers of information, not as creators and based on assumptions of risk, not actual research
2.0(around 2007) Protecting children from peers. Recognizing that kids can create content harm other kids and themselves. Cyberbullying & posting inappropriate or dangerous content

Empowering approach
Research-based, not fear-based, so relevant
Flexible, layered – not one-size-fits-all
Respectful of youth – stakeholders in positive outcomes, not just potential victims
Positive: Not just safety from (bad outcomes) but safety for good outcomes
Comprehensive = Incorporates safety, security, citizenship, and research/information literacy
From Online Safety 3.0 (os3.connectsafely.org)

4 Types of Online Safety
Physical safety – freedom from physical harm
Psychological safety – freedom from cruelty, harassment, and exposure to potentially disturbing material
Reputational and legal safety – freedom from unwanted social, academic, professional, and legal consequences that could affect you for a lifetime
Identity, property, and community safety – freedom from theft of identity & property
Items 1 through 3 are from Anne Collier’s NetFamilyNews

The ‘Net effect’
For the most part,the online world is pretty much like the “real world,” but there are a few special things to think about
It can be permanent
Material can be copied and pasted
Lots of people can see it
You don’t know for sure who’s seeing it
AND
Disinhibition: Lack of visual cues reducesempathy
Source: adapted from danahboyd: Taken out of Context, 2008

What adults worry about
Predation
Viewing inappropriate content
Posting/sending inappropriate content
Cyberbullying & harassment
Privacy and Reputation
Online addiction
Online contributing to destructive, illegal or inappropriate behavior
Device security & social engineering

Predation

Question:What proportion of American teens have been approached online by a predator?
1 in 20
1 in 10
1 in 7
1 in 5
Almost half

It’s a trick question

You’ve seen the headlines

The rise of the web has not resulted in increased victimization of children
51% Decline (during the period of the Web’s existence)
Blue line represents 58% decline in child sex abuse from 1992 to 2008
Source: Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2008: Finkelhor, Jones and Shattuck: Crimes Against Children Research Center

Inappropriate content

Seems Almost Quaint
Playboy’s first cover, 1953

Today’s Internet Porn
Easy to find
Easy to “hide”
Hard core porn is easier to find than soft-core erotica
Some images and videos depict things that are not appropriate – even for adults
But it’s important to understand the difference between:
Occasional exposure
Frequent exposure
Excessive exposure
Obsessive use

Parental controls like fences around swimming pools….
To keep them safe around all water, we teach kids to swim

Ultimately, the best filter runs between the child’s ears, not on a device
Protection that lasts a lifetime
Training wheels for young kids

Sexting
Ill-advised and often illegal

‘Sexting’
Nude or sexually explicit photo-sharing or text messages
Usually via cellphones, but possible via other devices and Web
Illegal when involving minors
A few prosecutors have charged teens with production, possession, distribution of child porn

How Common is Sexting?
An early survey found that 20% of teens sent a ‘sext’
Which led to stories like this:

But a more recent Pew Study Found
4% sent a “sext”
15% received a “sext”
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project: Dec. 2009

Why do kids send ‘sext’ messages?
Teen “romance” – expression of shared intimacy with partner
Flirting
Showing off (party behavior)
Impulsive risk-taking
Peer pressure
Revenge
Bullying or intimidation
Blackmail

Non-legal consequences
Emotional or reputational damage
School discipline
Invisible viewership – can be forwarded to anyone
Potentially searchable on the Web, possibly forever

Legal consequences in US
Potential for child-porn production, distribution, or possession charges
Could be required by state law to register as a sex offender

Kids and Media
Kids today spend an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes a day consuming “Entertainment media." *
If you consider that kids are multi-tasking, it's actually closer to 11 hours*
But before you react, consider how the are actually using it
*Source: Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010

What’s a Parent to Do
Try to be a good role model
Have dinner together as a family
Encourage a balanced life that includes outdoor activities
Recognize the difference between heavy use & excessive/obsessive use
Be nearby while they’re doing homework
Consider banning tech devices from bedroom after bedtime
Recognize that obsessive technology use could be a symptom of other issues
Set limits and consider using parental controls built into game consoles and PC operating systems

Cyberbullying

Bullying has been around for a very long time, but cyberbullying…
Happens in social networks, chat, e-mail, text messaging and phone calls
Can often be in both “real world” & online
Can follow them home – hard to escape
Can stick around forever
The “Net Effect”
Illustration: CustumeHum.com (Creative Commons License)

Bullying has been around for a very long time, but cyberbullying…
Bullies can be invisible: (Victims sometimes do not know who the bully is, or why they are being targeted)
Viral: (Hurtful actions of a cyberbully are viral; that is, a large number of people (at school, in the neighborhood, in the city, in the world!) can be involved in a cyber-attack on a victim, or at least find out about the incident… The perception is that absolutely everyone is in on the joke.
Easy: Often easier to be cruel using technology because cyberbullying can be done from a physically distant location, and the bully doesn’t have to see the immediate response by the target
Source: Overview of Cyberbullying (Hinduja and Patchin – cyberbullying.us

Cyberbullying: Getting Specific
Weird or threatening look
Whispering
Excluding
Blackmailing
Spreading rumors
Threatening
Stealing friends
Damaging social relationships
Breaking secrets
Criticizing clothes & personalities
Source: Robyn Treyvaud: Cyber Safe Kids
Flaming
Harassment
Denigration
Impersonation
Outing
Trickery
Exclusion
Cyberstalking
Source: Nancy Willard, Center for Safe & Responsible Use of the Internet

What Kids Should Do
Don't respond or retaliate
Talk to trusted adults and peers
Save the evidence
Block the bully
Be civil / don't be a bully
Be a friend, not a bystander

What Should Adults Do?
Listen & take child seriously
Make sure child is and feels safe
Don’t overreact
Encourage child not to retaliate
Gather facts & save the evidence
Get the child to help solve the problem
Teach self-esteem & resilience
Bring in school officials if there is a “nexus” with school
Encourage child to reach out to friends
Encourage Courage: “Be a friend, not a bystander”

What Should Schools Do?
Respond if there is any “nexus” between off and on campus behavior
Review existing polices to see how they apply to cyberbullying
Work with students to create anti-bullying campaigns and posters
Be cautious about use of law-enforcement Create a positive school climate
Develop anonymous reporting mechanisms
Offering training workshops for staff
Employ peer mentoring
Emphasize that most kids don’t bully
Source: Overview of Cyberbullying (Hinduja and Patchin – cyberbullying.us

It’s in Youth’s Own Interest to Treat others Well
“Youth who engage in online aggressive behavior by making rude or nasty comments or frequently embarrassing others are more than twice as likely to report online interpersonal victimization."

Cyberbullying Panic!
“85% of 12 and 13 year-olds have had experience with cyberbullying,” according to one claim

Cyberbullying is a serious problem, but …
Source: Cox Communications Teen Online & Wireless Safety Survey

Social norms approach
It’s been shown that people emulate how they think their peers behave
If people think their friends don’t smoke, they’re less likely to smoke.
Same is true with over-eating, excessive alcohol use and other negative behaviors, including bullying*
*Assessing Bullying in New Jersey Secondary Schools: Applying the Social Norms Model to Adolescent Violence: Craig, Perkins 2008

Examples of positive norming
Source: Assessing Bullying in New Jersey Secondary Schools: Applying the Social Norms Model to Adolescent Violence: Craig, Perkins 2008

Privacy & Reputation Management

It’s About Having a Good Digital Footprint
A online reputation is better than none at all
One of the best ways to bury embarrassing search results is to create with good ones

What is digital citizenship?
A “citizen” has responsibilities and rights
You have the responsibility to:
Be civil & respectful
You have the right to:
Be treated respectfully by kids & adults
Access media and express yourself*
*U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Signed by all countries except U.S. & Somalia

Cornerstones of Online Safety 3.0
Media literacy / Critical thinking
Digital citizenship

Advice to Youth
“With great power comes great responsibility”
-Ben Parker, Spiderman

Thank you!
Larry Magid
larry@connectsafely.org
os3.connectsafely.org

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